Mike Ditka is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 65 in the Knox value model. Ditka's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1961 | 21–22 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,076 | 12 | — | 19.2 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 22–23 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 58 | 904 | 5 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 59 | 794 | 8 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 75 | 897 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25–26 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 36 | 454 | 2 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 32 | 378 | 2 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27–28 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 26 | 274 | 2 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28–29 | PHI | 11 | — | — | 13 | 111 | 2 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29–30 | DAL | 12 | — | — | 17 | 268 | 3 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30–31 | DAL | — | — | — | 8 | 98 | 0 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31–32 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 30 | 360 | 1 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32–33 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 17 | 198 | 1 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 427 | 5,812 | 43 | — | 13.6 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
115 career value over replacement — #947 all-time of 4,695. 10.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 115 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 21% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.4 on average.See board →
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7 seasons × ~16.4 surplus ≈ VORP 115
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